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How does an atomic bomb work?
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How does an atomic bomb work?

Since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons have been detonated more than 2,000 times as tests and displays of military power.

December 22, 2024
Plutonium: The twin brother of Uranium
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Plutonium: The twin brother of Uranium

In the history of atomic bomb development, Uranium bombs and Plutonium bombs can be viewed as twin brothers. Along with U235, the Pu239 nuclei were also used to make the…

December 18, 2018
Radioactive remains
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Radioactive remains

Radioactivity is still escaping from the cells of those killed by atomic bombs in Nagasaki City, after 64 years since the disaster.

December 17, 2018
Cruel traces of atomic bombs
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Cruel traces of atomic bombs

Two atomic bombs dropped by Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, 64 years ago, and down Nagasaki three days later almost flattened and turned these two cities into dead lands.

December 15, 2018
Ebola virus detection in 30 minutes
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Ebola virus detection in 30 minutes

On September 2, researchers from Nagasaki University (Japan) announced a test method to detect Ebola virus in just 30 minutes, according to AFP.

December 15, 2018
Life is full of future technology in Japan
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Life is full of future technology in Japan

At the 5-star Henn-na hotel in Nagasaki Prefecture, humanoid robots will welcome customers in Japanese, while English-speaking guests will be welcomed by a dinosaur robo…

December 12, 2018